Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, MP Long.
Mrs. Volk, I appreciate that in this meeting you've already shared that you understand that there is a crisis when it comes to the affordability of housing, particularly when it comes to deeply affordable housing. This is similar to what we've heard from researchers like Dr. Carolyn Whitzman, who has put out some research recently, and following on the questions from Ms. Chabot as well, when it comes to the definition of affordable housing and the impact that has.
As I shared with you before this meeting, in my community, for example, the number of people living unsheltered tripled from 2018 to 2021. It went from just over 300 to over 1,000. More recently, it has gone from 1,000 to over 2,300. It's having significant impacts in communities like mine.
One of the solutions is to ensure that the federal government funds deeply affordable and affordable housing. Have you seen the research from Dr. Whitzman when it comes to the extent to which CMHC is not using its own definition of affordable housing on affordable housing funds?